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Old 01-15-2004, 01:26 AM   #1
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linux driver call?

Hi all,
I would like to find out how the kernel calls the driver, specifically the the functions, and whether i need to write an application for that, please advise me, thanks in advance.

Sim
 
Old 01-18-2004, 02:05 AM   #2
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Moved: Seems more like a Programming type question and should probably get better exposure and more accurate replies here. Regards.
 
Old 01-18-2004, 12:09 PM   #3
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all drivers are called differently. what do u want to do? in most cases you register a function to service an event.
 
Old 01-18-2004, 01:58 PM   #4
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There are different types of drivers. O'Rielly has a free book on-line called Linux Device Drivers that shows how to write them and has examples for accessing them.
 
Old 01-18-2004, 07:21 PM   #5
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i'm actually trying to write a smart card reader driver in Linux, so I just wasn't sure how the system calls it's drivers. The smart card reader driver would fall under character device driver wouldn't it?

Cheers

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Old 01-19-2004, 11:14 AM   #6
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That depends on the meaning U are putting in "smart card". But probably yes.
 
Old 01-19-2004, 11:49 AM   #7
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http://tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/index.html
check taht out.
 
  


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